HRA has arrived!

[finloq]

1954 HRA (purchased from Empire Arms).
CMP Service Grade (with certification document)
I'll post pictures, you guys will dissect and I'll learn something.
Note: HRA receiver and barrel only, everything else is SA.

Receiver - 6528291
Windage Knob - DRC
Elevation Knob - LUX
Stock - SA (serifed 'P' underneath behind trigger)
Bolt - 6528287-SA
A15
Gas Cylinder Plug - 'P' 'O'
Op Rod - D35382 9 SA
Barrel - HRA 6535448 8-54 RS36
Trigger Housing - 028290-12 SA





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[finloq]

Actually not sure on the stock. Serifed 'P', but not in a circle. Short back porch, but offset to the left. 'O' on bottom of pistol grip.

Overton?

[cplstevennorton]

Stock looks like a Springfield or Armory replacment. Trigger group is 43-44 Springfield without seeing the hammer or safety to comment on them. Gas cylinder is saw cut which should mean it is a early narrow sight base. We would have to see the back part to see if it was Springfield or Winchester. Nice gun though. I always liked the HRA's.

[finloq]

Attachment 19000

Safety has a serifed 'F' on it, will pull the hammer and check that out as well.

Hammer marked C46008-7 SA

[cplstevennorton]

Actually sorry I should have been more clear. The rear loop that goes around the barrel that is against the handguard. That is how you tell. If the rear loop is round, then it is Winchester. If it has a step in it, it's Springfield. Here is a pic of a comparrison between my WRA and Springfield. The one on the left is WRA. Right is Springfield.



And actually your gas cylinder is the wide sight base. The narrow is just the width of the site. Here's a comparrison bwt two of my WRA's. The one of the left is wide. The right is narrow.



The wide was wider so you could adjust the front sight either left or right. It's intersting on yours as it has a saw cut. The saw cut was used on narrow base cylinders so they would tighten down to hold the front sight more securly. You don't see the saw cut on wide base cylinders very often. At least I haven't seen a lot.

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7SA hammer was used from 7/44 thru 3/45

12SA trigger housing used from Dec 42 thru Aug 44.

I'm not sure on the F on the safety. Doesn't ring a bell. I would have to see it.

The op rod looks like a flat side 9SA which was used late WWII. Pretty much serial 3.4-3.8 million. Some where around there.

Bolt is 652 series which is post war. It was used in the 50's.

If you have anymore quesitons just ask.

[finloq]

Thanks for the details.

Attachment 19003Attachment 19004

[finloq]

On another sight a member corrected me on the black gas cylinder, informed me that it does not necessarily denote Greek refurb.
He also informed me that my elevation pinion marked LUX is Italian?

[cplstevennorton]

I don't know on that safety. That must be something foreign as well. I don't think that is USGI.

Pretty much anything coming out of the CMP is a Greek return right now. Especially HRA. At least that is what they told me the last time I was at the cmp last year.

[finloq]

I know that she is a mixmaster and not worth restoring (8/1954, post Korean war). But I may replace the elevation pinion and the safety, just to have all USGI parts.
Other than that, I like the rough gas cylinder, the patched handguard, the worn butt plate, etc.

[cplstevennorton]

I think it looks nice! Mixmaster or not. It would have a place in my safe. lol